emblem vs totem

emblem and totem both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
emblem	Yes	No	No	No
totem	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, totem is a hyponym of emblem; that is, totem is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than emblem:

emblem: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
totem: emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)

Other hyponyms of emblem include colophon, colors, colours, crest, Cross, device, flag, heraldry, skull and crossbones, totem pole.

emblem (noun)	totem (noun)
special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.	emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea	a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object