Tayra
Eira barbara
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusEira (Tayras)
- SpeciesEira barbara (Tayra)
Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Cacomistle
Bassariscus sumichrasti
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
📅 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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Tayra sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tayra in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Tayra in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.