muskrat vs pelt

muskrat and pelt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
muskrat	Yes	No	No	No
pelt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pelt is a hypernym of muskrat; that is, pelt is a word with a broader meaning than muskrat:

Other hypernyms of muskrat include fur.

muskrat (noun)	pelt (noun)
beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur	body covering of a living animal
the brown fur of a muskrat	the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

muskrat (verb)	pelt (verb)
	attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
	cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
	rain heavily