The scientific classification of American Hornbeam and Black Maple 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 Hornbeam and Black Maple kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. American Hornbeam and Black Maple family is a major factor of American Hornbeam and Black Maple 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 Hornbeam belongs to the family Betulaceae and Black Maple belongs to the family Aceraceae.
While comparing scientific classification, American Hornbeam and Black Maple genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare American Hornbeam and Black Maple, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Carpinus and other plant's genus is Acer. American Hornbeam tribe is Not Available and Black Maple tribe is Areceae. American Hornbeam clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Fagales whereas Black Maple clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales. Every plant have subfamilies. American Hornbeam subfamilies are, Not Available and Black Maple subfamilies are Hippocastanoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of American Hornbeam and Black Maple and other products also.