ringtail vs raccoon

ringtail and raccoon both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of ringtail include racoon.

ringtail (noun)	raccoon (noun)
an immature golden eagle	an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
North American raccoon	the fur of the North American racoon
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