Macrotis lagotis vs bandicoot

Macrotis lagotis and bandicoot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Macrotis lagotis	Yes	No	No	No
bandicoot	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bandicoot is a hypernym of Macrotis lagotis; that is, bandicoot is a word with a broader meaning than Macrotis lagotis:

Macrotis lagotis: bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
bandicoot: any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous

Macrotis lagotis (noun)	bandicoot (noun)
bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit	any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous