Tayra
Eira barbara
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusEira (Tayras)
- SpeciesEira barbara (Tayra)
Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Striped Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus semistriatus
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Galapagos Sealion
Zalophus wollebaeki
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tayra in Corcovado National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Tayra sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tayra in Corcovado National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Tayra in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.