Herpestes nyula vs mongoose

Herpestes nyula and mongoose both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Herpestes nyula	Yes	No	No	No
mongoose	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mongoose is a hypernym of Herpestes nyula; that is, mongoose is a word with a broader meaning than Herpestes nyula:

Herpestes nyula: keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
mongoose: agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents

Herpestes nyula (noun)	mongoose (noun)
keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated	agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents