Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fig. 3 C Tayra

Material examined.

Costa Rica • Puntarenas Province, Karen Mogensen Wildlife Refuge; 09°52'27"N, 085°03'28"W; 378 m alt.; 09.02.2018; direct observation .

Identification.

Medium-sized mustelid, with an elongated body and neck, short limbs, and a long, hairy tail. The fur is all dark except for a slightly paler head and a whitish patch on the throat. Easily distinguished from other carnivores recorded in the Wildlife Refuge (i. e., jaguarundi above and northern neotropical river otter, see below) by its dark bushy tail, and often arboreal habits (Wainwright 2007). In the Wildlife Refuge this species is recorded in various habitat types in all seasons.