Lynx canadensis vs catamount

Lynx canadensis and catamount both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Lynx canadensis	Yes	No	No	No
catamount	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, catamount is a hypernym of Lynx canadensis; that is, catamount is a word with a broader meaning than Lynx canadensis:

Lynx canadensis: of northern North America
catamount: short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur

Other hypernyms of Lynx canadensis include lynx.

Lynx canadensis (noun)	catamount (noun)
of northern North America	large American feline resembling a lion
	short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur