genus Tupaia vs Tupaia

genus Tupaia and Tupaia both are nouns.

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

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

genus Tupaia and Tupaia: the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews

genus Tupaia (noun)	Tupaia (noun)
the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews	the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews