Eira Smith 1842 (tayra)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Invalid subtaxa: Galera Browne 1789 [replaced name], Tayra Palmer 1904

Parent taxon: Guloninae according to C. J. Law et al. 2018

See also Palmer 1904 and Presley 2000

Sister taxa: Galera, Grisonia, Gulonini, Ischyrictini, Laphictis, Martes, Pekania

Subtaxa: Eira barbara Galera barbara

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Brazil (4), Panama (1), Peru (1), Venezuela (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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