coon cat vs ring-tailed cat

coon cat and ring-tailed cat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coon cat	Yes	No	No	No
ring-tailed cat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coon cat and ring-tailed cat are synonyms defined as:

coon cat and ring-tailed cat: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

coon cat (noun)	ring-tailed cat (noun)
omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America	raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings