When more than one adaptive radiation occurs in an isolated geographical area, it results in convergent evolution. Which of the following pairs does NOT represent this phenomenon between placental mammals and Australian marsupials?

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Placental mammals and Australian marsupials exhibit convergent evolution, where distantly related organisms evolve similar traits to adapt to similar ecological niches. Examples of this include the Mouse and Marsupial mouse, Anteater and Numbat, and Lemur and Spotted cuscus. Cheetah and Bat are both placental mammals. The structural similarity in the bone arrangement of their forelimbs indicates common ancestry, which is an example of divergent evolution (homologous structures). Therefore, they do not represent con