Tayra
Eira barbara
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusEira (Tayras)
- SpeciesEira barbara (Tayra)
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Neotropical Otter
Lontra longicaudis
Lesser Grison
Galictis cuja
South American Coati
Nasua nasua
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Tayra at Iguazú 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