Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
           Subfamily Mustelinae Batsch, 1788 - weasels
             Genus Eira Smith, 1842 [monotypic] - tayra
               Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758) - tayra
                 1 [Eira barbara barbara] (Linnaeus, 1758)
                 2 Eira barbara biologiae (Thomas, 1900)
                 3 Eira barbara inserta (Allen, 1908)
                 4 Eira barbara madeirensis (Lönnberg, 1913)
                 5 Eira barbara peruana (Tschudi, 1844)
                 6 Eira barbara poliocephala (Traill, 1821)
                 7 Eira barbara senex (Thomas, 1900)
                 8 Eira barbara senilis (Allen, 1913)
                 9 Eira barbara sinuensis (Humboldt, 1812)