striped skunk vs Mephitis mephitis

striped skunk and Mephitis mephitis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
striped skunk	Yes	No	No	No
Mephitis mephitis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, striped skunk and Mephitis mephitis are synonyms defined as:

striped skunk and Mephitis mephitis: most common and widespread North American skunk

striped skunk (noun)	Mephitis mephitis (noun)
most common and widespread North American skunk	most common and widespread North American skunk