The tayra (Eira barbara), in inter-Andean forests in a protected area of ​​Tarija, Bolivia
Vol 12 No 1 (2026), Notes - Distribution extensions
Vol 12 No 1 (2026)

The tayra (Eira barbara), in inter-Andean forests in a protected area of ​​Tarija, Bolivia

Notes - Distribution extensions
https://doi.org/10.47603/mano.v12n1.575
Published January 15, 2026
Maximo Condori
Reserva Biológica de la Cordillera de Sama del Servicio de Áreas Protegidas de Bolivia, Tarija, Bolivia.
Fernando Guerra-Serrudo
1 Reserva Biológica de la Cordillera de Sama del Servicio de Áreas Protegidas de Bolivia, Tarija, Bolivia. 2 Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, La Paz, Bolivia. 3 Colección Boliviana de Fauna, La Paz Bolivia. 4 Programa de Investigación Félidos Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz
Programa de Investigación Félidos Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7521-8587
Enzo Aliaga-Rossel
Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0549-7621
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forest fires
tayra
feral dogs

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Condori, Maximo, Fernando Guerra-Serrudo, Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, and Enzo Aliaga-Rossel. 2026. “The Tayra (Eira barbara), in Inter-Andean Forests in a Protected Area of ​​Tarija, Bolivia”. Mammalogy Notes 12 (1), 575. https://doi.org/10.47603/mano.v12n1.575.
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Abstract

One of the least studied mammal species in Bolivia is the tayra or melero (Eira barbara). In this note, we report a new record of this species for Bolivia, which also represents a distribution point between the inter-Andean dry forest and a patch of Tucumano-Boliviano forest, and is the first record for the protected area. The finding corresponds to an adult male individual found dead in the Sama Biological Reserve in August 2025, most likely as a consequence of forest fires in the región.

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