The scientific classification of Red Pitaya and Barbary Fig includes the entire classification chart that includes kingdom, family, clade, tribe etc. A kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank. A taxonomic rank is the level that a living organisms are placed in hierarchical level of arrangement of life forms. All the living organisms are divided into kingdoms. Plant kingdom is a main classification of living organisms that include all plants. There are six kingdoms which are: Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protista, Aschaea/Archaeabacteria and Bacteria Eubacteria. Red Pitaya and Barbary Fig kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Red Pitaya and Barbary Fig family is a major factor of Red Pitaya and Barbary Fig Scientific Classification. Plant family helps you narrow the search of your plants. It also gives you idea about, how the plant looks, how the seed will be like etc. These two plant families can be different or same. Red Pitaya belongs to the family Cactaceae and Barbary Fig belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Red Pitaya and Barbary Fig genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Red Pitaya and Barbary Fig, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Hylocereus and other plant's genus is Opuntia Mill. Red Pitaya tribe is Cacteae and Barbary Fig tribe is Opuntieae. Red Pitaya clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Barbary Fig clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Red Pitaya subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Barbary Fig subfamilies are Opuntioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Red Pitaya and Barbary Fig and other products also.