Large and medium-sized mammals of Buenaventura Reserve, southwestern Ecuador Author Torres-Porras, Jeronimo Author Cobos, Marlon E Author Seoane, José Manuel Author Aguirre, Nikolay text Check List 2017 2017-07-11 13 4 35 45 http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/13.4.35 journal article 10.15560/13.4.35 1809-127X Eira barbara ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) : Figure 5 Mustela barbara Linnaeus 1758 . Eira barbara — Tirira 2007 , Cuarón et al. 2016a . Material examined: Table 1 ; Figure 5. Short, thick and glossy pelage; dorsum dark brown to blackish, including limbs and tail; the ventral region is dark brown, with a yellow orange stain on the throat; head and neck may be yellowish brown, cream or cinnamon, a coloration that contrasts strongly with the rest of the body; middle face, naked and blackish snout, and large eyes; small ears and rounded and of the same color of the head; long tail (reaches 60% of the length of head and body together) and black ( Tirira 2007 ).