The Tate's three-striped dasyure (Myoictis wavicus) is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. This marsupial carnivore lives in New Guinea. It inhabits primary montane forest. Like its congeners, it is thought to be diurnal and largely terrestrial.
| Tate's three-striped dasyure | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Myoictis |
| Species: | M. wavicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Myoictis wavicus (Tate, 1947)
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Myoictis wavicus was previously considered to be a subspecies of M. melas. It was recently elevated to full species status based on morphological and genetic examinations. It is most closely related to M. leucura.
References
edit- ^ Woolley, P. (2016). "Myoictis wavicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136829A21945185. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136829A21945185.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.