palm cat vs civet cat

palm cat and civet cat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
palm cat	Yes	No	No	No
civet cat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, civet cat is a hypernym of palm cat; that is, civet cat is a word with a broader meaning than palm cat:

palm cat: spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies
civet cat: cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

Other hypernyms of palm cat include civet.

palm cat (noun)	civet cat (noun)
spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies	cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
	raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings