genus Meles vs Meles

genus Meles and Meles both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
genus Meles	Yes	No	No	No
Meles	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, genus Meles and Meles are synonyms defined as:

genus Meles and Meles: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae

genus Meles (noun)	Meles (noun)
in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae	in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae