Tayra

Range

Tayra can be found in both Central and South American neo-tropical forests and can range from inland of Northern Argentina to Mexico.

Facts

Tayra are both arboreal and terrestrial and their locomotion consists of erratic bouncing movements.

Tayra are omnivorous and will eat almost anything they can find, but they do have a preference for spiny rats.

Tayra were once kept as pets and used for rodent control by the indigenous people of the area.