Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters Subfamily Mustelinae Batsch, 1788 - weasels Genus Eira Smith, 1842 - tayra Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758) - tayra