candida vs fungus

candida and fungus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
candida	Yes	No	No	No
fungus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fungus is a hypernym of candida; that is, fungus is a word with a broader meaning than candida:

candida: any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida
fungus: an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

candida (noun)	fungus (noun)
any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida	an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia