banded palm civet vs civet cat

banded palm civet and civet cat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
banded palm civet	Yes	No	No	No
civet cat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, civet cat is a hypernym of banded palm civet; that is, civet cat is a word with a broader meaning than banded palm civet:

Other hypernyms of banded palm civet include civet.

banded palm civet (noun)	civet cat (noun)
an East Indian civet	cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
	raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings