Bassariscus astutus vs ring-tailed cat

Bassariscus astutus and ring-tailed cat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Bassariscus astutus	Yes	No	No	No
ring-tailed cat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Bassariscus astutus and ring-tailed cat are synonyms defined as:

Bassariscus astutus and ring-tailed cat: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

Other synonyms of Bassariscus astutus include bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ringtail.

Bassariscus astutus (noun)	ring-tailed cat (noun)
raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings	raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings