civet vs palm cat

civet and palm cat both are nouns.

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

As nouns, palm cat is a hyponym of civet; that is, palm cat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than civet:

civet: cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
palm cat: spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies

civet (noun)	palm cat (noun)
cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes	spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies