ring-tailed cat vs Bassariscus astutus

ring-tailed cat and Bassariscus astutus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ring-tailed cat	Yes	No	No	No
Bassariscus astutus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ring-tailed cat and Bassariscus astutus are synonyms defined as:

ring-tailed cat and Bassariscus astutus: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

Other synonyms of ring-tailed cat include bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ringtail.

ring-tailed cat (noun)	Bassariscus astutus (noun)
raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings	raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings