Australia and Eurasia each have a mouse-like mammal, one a marsupial, the other a placental. These distantly related species are an example of ____.
A) disjunct dispersal
B) disjunct vicariance
C) adaptive radiation
D) convergent evolution
E) distant migration

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These species are an example of convergent evolution, where organisms not closely related independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches.

Australia and Eurasia Each Have a Mouse-Like Mammal, One a Marsupial