The three-striped dasyure (Myoictis melas) is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. This marsupial carnivore lives in West Papua and Papua New Guinea. References Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group 1996. Myoictis melas. In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 March 2006. Dasyuromorphs Mammals of Papua New Guinea Mammals of Western New Guinea Mammals described in 1840 Marsupials of New Guinea