Tayra
Eira barbara
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusEira (Tayras)
- SpeciesEira barbara (Tayra)
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Greater Grison
Galictis vittata
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Chiriqui Olingo
Bassaricyon gabbii
Coyote
Canis latrans
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Striped Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus semistriatus
Hooded Skunk
Mephitis macroura
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
📅 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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Tayra sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tayra in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Tayra in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.