herpes virus vs animal virus

herpes virus and animal virus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
herpes virus	Yes	No	No	No
animal virus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, animal virus is a hypernym of herpes virus; that is, animal virus is a word with a broader meaning than herpes virus:

herpes virus: any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
animal virus: an animal pathogen that is a virus

herpes virus (noun)	animal virus (noun)
any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin	an animal pathogen that is a virus