I am an associate professor at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), coordinator of the Extension Course at the Center for Biosciences and Biotechnology (CBB/UENF), permanent professor at the Graduate Programs in Ecology and Natural Resources (PPGERN/UENF) and collaborator at the PPG Environmental Sciences and Conservation (PPG-CiAC/UFRJ).I develop research in ecology, conservation and natural history of mammals. My main line of research aims to understand the spatial organization of diversity and to explain patterns and processes in tropical terrestrial vertebrate communities, especially mammals.