Tayra
Field guide
mammal ·

Tayra

Eira barbara

Overview

Osa Peninsula, Corcovado and Arenal are among the five atlas places where the Tayra is recorded, with records gathering most in French Guiana, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Ecuador. The atlas holds 927 open records of this member of the family Mustelidae across 13 countries.

Recorded seasons differ by region, and each place page on the map shows the months of recording for that area.

Records
927
Countries
13
Atlas places
5
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Tayra as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • French Guiana
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 460 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Colombia
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 277 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Argentina
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 64 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Ecuador
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 43 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Brazil
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 27 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Costa Rica
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 25 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Peru
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 18 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Mexico
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 9 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Panama
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 3 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Belize
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 1 record · updated 40 days ago
    Likely

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of Tayra