Mustangi, Meika A. 1993 journal 49 Faz. Sta. Teuzinha, Linhares - ES arboreal Sherman trap, 2 Nectomys in Tomahawks and a baby Oryzomys (probably). On the 3rd and last night, we caught a Marmosops, a black male Didelphis, and a Nectomys. The low trapping success surprised me. In such an exuberant forest, I expected much higher trap success. Estação Biológica de Caratinga, Caratinga - MG We arrived at Estação Biológica de Caratinga on the 16th of October, Saturday, The station is run by Fundação Biodiversitas, a Brazilian research foundation for the Atlantic Forest, with headquarters in Belo Horizonte - MG. The station lies in the center of a 890-ha forest reserve, which belongs to Mr. Feliciano Miguel Abdalla. Mr. Abdalla owns the coffee and cattle farm (Fazenda Monte Claros) which encompasses the forest. The forest has been protected since 1944. In 1974 Brachyteles arachnoide (mono-cauvoeiro, muriqui, wooly spider monkey) was first observed in the forest and since then many studies on the primate species have been conducted. Alouatta fusca, Cebus apella and Callithrix flaviceps also occur at Est. Biol. Caratinga - The Biol. Station can house up to 8