noun
sugar glider
A small, nocturnal, gliding possum native to Australia and New Guinea, often kept as an exotic pet.
フクロモモンガは夜行性で、木から木へ滑空する。
Sugar gliders are nocturnal and glide from tree to tree.
ペットとしてフクロモモンガを飼う人もいる。
Some people keep sugar gliders as pets.
From 袋 (fukuro, 'pouch') + モモンガ (momonga, 'flying squirrel'), referring to its marsupial pouch and gliding ability. The exact derivation of モモンガ is uncertain.