ringtail vs racoon

ringtail and racoon both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of ringtail include raccoon.

ringtail (noun)	racoon (noun)
an immature golden eagle	an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
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