striped squirrel vs squirrel

striped squirrel and squirrel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
striped squirrel	Yes	No	No	No
squirrel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, squirrel is a hypernym of striped squirrel; that is, squirrel is a word with a broader meaning than striped squirrel:

striped squirrel: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
squirrel: a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

striped squirrel (noun)	squirrel (noun)
small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches	a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
	the fur of a squirrel