Stoat vs Tayra
The tayra is heavier: 3.91 kg against 119.4 g for the stoat, about 33 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a stoat and a tayra?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The tayra is heavier: 3.91 kg against 119.4 g for the stoat, about 33 times the weight.
- The tayra is longer-lived: 18 years against 11.1 years for the stoat, about 62% longer.
- They share the family Mustelidae but sit in different genera: Stoat in Mustela, Tayra in Eira.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Stoat | Tayra | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Mustela erminea | Eira barbara |
| Family | Mustelidae | Mustelidae |
| Order | Carnivora | Carnivora |
| Weight | 110.3 g – 324 g | 3.91 kg – 4.14 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 5 years – 11.1 years | 18 years |
| Main food | arvicola amphibius, european hamster, ochotona, poponejo | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest, shrubland | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 1 | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.