Leadbeater's possum
A small, endangered Australian marsupial. The Japanese name literally means 'false sugar glider' (袋ももんが騙し).
The Leadbeater's possum is a species endemic to Australia.
Have you ever seen a Leadbeater's possum at the zoo?
Refers to the sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps), a related but different marsupial. フクロモモンガダマシ is named for its resemblance to the sugar glider.
Standard katakana spelling for this animal name.
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used. The word is almost always written in kana.
Compound of 袋 (fukuro, 'pouch') + ももんが (momonga, 'flying squirrel') + 騙し (damashi, 'deception'), literally 'false sugar glider'. The name reflects its resemblance to the sugar glider (フクロモモンガ) despite being a different species.