Tayra (Eira barbara)
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About Tayra (Eira barbara)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Carnivorans
- Family: Mustelids
The tayra is an omnivorous animal from the mustelid family, native to the Americas. It is the only species in the genus Eira.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2002-06-13
Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve, MexicoSaw a badger-like animal on the entrance road to the reserve. After seeing a Tayra in Ecuador in 2023, I realize now what it was -
2009-01-30
Semuc Champey, GuatemalaSeen running quickly across path just after sunrise. Based on the possibilities, it was either this or possibly a striped skunk... although I never saw a skunk move as quickly as this mammal. -
2023-08-03
Sumaco, Ecuador
