raccoon vs ringtail

raccoon and ringtail both are nouns.

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

As nouns, ringtail is a hyponym of raccoon; that is, ringtail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than raccoon:

raccoon: an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
ringtail: North American raccoon

raccoon (noun)	ringtail (noun)
an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America	an immature golden eagle
the fur of the North American racoon	North American raccoon
	raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
	monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl