civet vs viverrine mammal

civet and viverrine mammal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
civet	Yes	No	No	No
viverrine mammal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, viverrine mammal is a hypernym of civet; that is, viverrine mammal is a word with a broader meaning than civet:

civet: cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
viverrine mammal: small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World

Other hypernyms of civet include viverrine.

civet (noun)	viverrine mammal (noun)
cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes	small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World