Survey of medium-sized and large mammals in semideciduous Atlantic Forest patches near Alfenas, southern Minas Gerais, Brazil Costa, Ana Raíssa Cunha Passamani, Marcelo da Cunha, Rogério Grassetto Teixeira Check List 2019 2019-02-15 15 1 209 218 38VYB (Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus 1758 [813,1154,886,911] Mammalia Mustelidae Eira Animalia Carnivora 4 213 Chordata species barbara   Figure 4E    Material examined. Table 1.   Identification.  Eira barbarais a medium-sized mustelidwith 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.