genus Cryptoprocta vs civet cat

genus Cryptoprocta and civet cat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
genus Cryptoprocta	Yes	No	No	No
civet cat	Yes	No	No	No

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

genus Cryptoprocta: large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar
civet cat: cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

Other hypernyms of genus Cryptoprocta include civet.

genus Cryptoprocta (noun)	civet cat (noun)
large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar	cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
	raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings