Triple

T8255553
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Afrotheria E193061 entity
Predicate hasNotableMember P304 FINISHED
Object Elephantulus spp.
Elephantulus spp. are small, insectivorous mammals known as elephant shrews or sengis, characterized by their elongated snouts and rapid, cursorial movements across African habitats.
 E721103 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: Elephantulus spp. | Statement: [Afrotheria, hasNotableMember, Elephantulus spp.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Elephantulus spp.
Context triple: [Afrotheria, hasNotableMember, Elephantulus spp.]
  • A. Nicobar tree shrew
    The Nicobar tree shrew is a small, squirrel-like mammal endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its agile arboreal lifestyle and importance to the islands’ unique biodiversity.
  • B. Pteromys
    Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
  • C. Tamiops
    Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
  • D. Pachymelus
    Pachymelus is a genus of solitary, flower-visiting bees within the tribe Anthophorini, known for their role as pollinators.
  • E. Dremomys
    Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
  • 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: Elephantulus spp.
Triple: [Afrotheria, hasNotableMember, Elephantulus spp.]
Generated description
Elephantulus spp. are small, insectivorous mammals known as elephant shrews or sengis, characterized by their elongated snouts and rapid, cursorial movements across African habitats.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Elephantulus spp.
Target entity description: Elephantulus spp. are small, insectivorous mammals known as elephant shrews or sengis, characterized by their elongated snouts and rapid, cursorial movements across African habitats.
  • A. Nicobar tree shrew
    The Nicobar tree shrew is a small, squirrel-like mammal endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its agile arboreal lifestyle and importance to the islands’ unique biodiversity.
  • B. Pteromys
    Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
  • C. Tamiops
    Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
  • D. Pachymelus
    Pachymelus is a genus of solitary, flower-visiting bees within the tribe Anthophorini, known for their role as pollinators.
  • E. Dremomys
    Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
  • 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_69ca82dfad9c8190b8cd18fb89f50f40 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb78f9f680819088f1d56e0f98974f completed March 31, 2026, 7:34 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cd3553b48881909cc72e443aad9539 completed April 1, 2026, 3:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cd37a71af481909e82aa29ae558c4a completed April 1, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cd4f0055dc8190803a7c412533aec4 completed April 1, 2026, 4:59 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:49 p.m.