raccoon vs fur

raccoon and fur both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
raccoon	Yes	No	No	No
fur	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fur is a hypernym of raccoon; that is, fur is a word with a broader meaning than raccoon:

Other hypernyms of raccoon include pelt.

raccoon (noun)	fur (noun)
an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America	dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
the fur of the North American racoon	a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur
	the dressed hairy coat of a mammal