Back تيرا (حيوان) Arabic تيرا ARZ Тайра AV Manyadol (Eira barbara) AVK یرا باربارا AZB Тайра Bulgarian Tolomuko Breton Taira Catalan Eira barbara CEB Hyrare Czech
| Tayra | |
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| A male tayra, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Guloninae |
| Genus: | Eira Hamilton Smith, 1842 |
| Species: | E. barbara
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| Binomial name | |
| Eira barbara | |
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| Tayra range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mustela barbara Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The tayra (Eira barbara) is an omnivorous animal from the mustelid family, native to the Americas. It is the only species in the genus Eira.
Tayras are also known as the tolomuco or perico ligero in Central America, motete in Honduras, irara in Brazil, san hol or viejo de monte in the Yucatan Peninsula, and high-woods dog (or historically chien bois) in Trinidad.[2] The genus name Eira is derived from the indigenous name of the animal in Bolivia and Peru, while barbara means "strange" or "foreign".[3]
- ^ Cuarón, A.D.; Reid, F.; Helgen, K.; González-Maya, J.F. (2016). "Eira barbara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41644A45212151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41644A45212151.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Sistema de Publicaciones del INE". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
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