Tayra
Eira barbara
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusEira (Tayras)
- SpeciesEira barbara (Tayra)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Giant Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
South American Coati
Nasua nasua
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Beddard's Olingo
Bassaricyon alleni
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
📅 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 Tambopata National Reserve?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Tayra sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tayra in Tambopata National Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Tayra in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.