Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)

Costa, Ana Raíssa Cunha, Passamani, Marcelo & da Cunha, Rogério Grassetto Teixeira, 2019, Survey of medium-sized and large mammals in semideciduous Atlantic Forest patches near Alfenas, southern Minas Gerais, Brazil, Check List 15 (1), pp. 209-218 : 213

Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)

Figure 4E

Material examined. Table 1.

Identification. Eira barbara is a medium-sized mustelid with a long body and neck, short, dorsoventrally flattened, head and short, round ears. Its pelage is dark brown with the head lighter than the dorsum and a whitish spot on the throat. The tail is long, dark and has long hairs.