hearth vs habitation

hearth and habitation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hearth	Yes	No	No	No
habitation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, habitation is a hypernym of hearth; that is, habitation is a word with a broader meaning than hearth:

Other hypernyms of hearth include abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, home.

hearth (noun)	habitation (noun)
home symbolized as a part of the fireplace	the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built	housing that someone is living in
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)	the native habitat or home of an animal or plant