species vs type species

species and type species both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
species	Yes	No	No	No
type species	Yes	No	No	No

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

species: (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
type species: (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs

Other hyponyms of species include bacteria species, endangered species, fish species.

species (noun)	type species (noun)
a specific kind of something	(biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed