The scientific classification of American Arborvitae and Elderberry 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. American Arborvitae and Elderberry kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. American Arborvitae and Elderberry family is a major factor of American Arborvitae and Elderberry 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. American Arborvitae belongs to the family Cupressaceae and Elderberry belongs to the family Adoxaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, American Arborvitae and Elderberry genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare American Arborvitae and Elderberry, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Arborvitae and other plant's genus is Sambucus. American Arborvitae tribe is Not Available and Elderberry tribe is Not Available. American Arborvitae clade is Not Available and order is Pinales whereas Elderberry clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Dipsacales. Every plant have subfamilies. American Arborvitae subfamilies are, Cupressoideae and Elderberry subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of American Arborvitae and Elderberry and other products also.