faeces vs excreta

faeces and excreta both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
faeces	Yes	No	No	No
excreta	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, excreta is a hypernym of faeces; that is, excreta is a word with a broader meaning than faeces:

faeces: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
excreta: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

Other hypernyms of faeces include body waste, excrement, excretion, excretory product.

faeces (noun)	excreta (noun)
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels	waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body