Tayra
Eira barbara
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusEira (Tayras)
- SpeciesEira barbara (Tayra)
The tayra (Eira barbara) is an omnivorous animal from the mustelid family, native to the Americas. It is the only species in the genus Eira. Tayras are also known as the tolomuco or perico ligero in Central America, motete in Honduras, irara in Brazil, san hol or viejo de monte in the Yucatan Peninsula, and high-woods dog (or historically chien bois) in Trinidad. The genus name Eira is derived from the indigenous name of the animal in Bolivia and Peru, while barbara means "strange" or "foreign". Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Giant Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis
Beddard's Olingo
Bassaricyon alleni
Andean Bear
Tremarctos ornatus
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus chinga
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Culpeo
Lycalopex culpaeus
South American Coati
Nasua nasua
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Bush Dog
Speothos venaticus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Tayra at Madidi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there