Triple

T5516240
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject North American mammals E144689 entity
Predicate includesSpecies P10920 FINISHED
Object North American least shrew
The North American least shrew is one of the smallest mammals in North America, a tiny insectivorous shrew known for its high metabolism and secretive, burrowing lifestyle in grasslands and forests.
 E529591 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: North American least shrew | Statement: [North American mammals, includesSpecies, North American least shrew]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: North American least shrew
Context triple: [North American mammals, includesSpecies, North American least shrew]
  • A. Oreamnos
    Oreamnos is a genus of North American mountain goats known for their thick white coats and exceptional climbing ability on steep, rocky terrain.
  • B. Aeromys
    Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
  • C. Petinomys
    Petinomys is a genus of small flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
  • D. Virginia opossum
    The Virginia opossum is North America’s only native marsupial, a nocturnal omnivore known for “playing dead” as a defense mechanism and thriving in a wide range of habitats, including forests and urban areas.
  • E. Sciurillus pusillus
    Sciurillus pusillus, commonly known as the neotropical pygmy squirrel, is a tiny South American tree squirrel and the sole living representative of its subfamily.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: North American least shrew
Triple: [North American mammals, includesSpecies, North American least shrew]
Generated description
The North American least shrew is one of the smallest mammals in North America, a tiny insectivorous shrew known for its high metabolism and secretive, burrowing lifestyle in grasslands and forests.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: North American least shrew
Target entity description: The North American least shrew is one of the smallest mammals in North America, a tiny insectivorous shrew known for its high metabolism and secretive, burrowing lifestyle in grasslands and forests.
  • A. Oreamnos
    Oreamnos is a genus of North American mountain goats known for their thick white coats and exceptional climbing ability on steep, rocky terrain.
  • B. Aeromys
    Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
  • C. Petinomys
    Petinomys is a genus of small flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
  • D. Virginia opossum
    The Virginia opossum is North America’s only native marsupial, a nocturnal omnivore known for “playing dead” as a defense mechanism and thriving in a wide range of habitats, including forests and urban areas.
  • E. Sciurillus pusillus
    Sciurillus pusillus, commonly known as the neotropical pygmy squirrel, is a tiny South American tree squirrel and the sole living representative of its subfamily.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69c008f77ff88190b0cd50ca207295d1 completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c01f5d1d188190b3a222a9ecf2a0e6 completed March 22, 2026, 4:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c027dd848481908052007e89c3f634 completed March 22, 2026, 5:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c03847b3348190be97b7c5795df368 completed March 22, 2026, 6:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c038e148a0819080a306307e60d437 completed March 22, 2026, 6:45 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:33 p.m.