civet cat vs viverrine mammal

civet cat and viverrine mammal both are nouns.

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

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

civet cat: 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 cat include viverrine.

civet cat (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
raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings