---
title: "Tayra"
description: "Eira barbara — Mammiferi. The tayra is an omnivorous animal from the mustelid family, native to the Americas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/tayra
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tayra

> Eira barbara — Mammiferi. The tayra is an omnivorous animal from the mustelid family, native to the Americas.

- Scientific name: *Eira barbara*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 3482
- Wikidata: [Q247774](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q247774)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41774](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41774)

## Names

- en: Tayra
- de: Tayra
- es: Viejo de monte
- fr: Tayra
- nl: Aira
- pt: Irara
- pl: Hirara amerykańska

## Countries with the most observations

BR (635), EC (567), CR (543), CO (428), MX (205), PE (135), PA (72), BO (60), AR (57), GF (44), BZ (38), HN (17)

## Summary

The tayra is an omnivorous animal from the mustelid family, native to the Americas. It is the only species in the genus Eira.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayra

## Photo

![Tayra](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tayra/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196278025

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tayra?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).