The scientific classification of American Hornbeam and Shagbark Hickory 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 Shagbark Hickory kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. American Hornbeam and Shagbark Hickory family is a major factor of American Hornbeam and Shagbark Hickory 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 Shagbark Hickory belongs to the family Juglandaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, American Hornbeam and Shagbark Hickory genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare American Hornbeam and Shagbark Hickory, 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 Carya. American Hornbeam tribe is Not Available and Shagbark Hickory tribe is Juglandeae. American Hornbeam clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Fagales whereas Shagbark Hickory clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Juglandales. Every plant have subfamilies. American Hornbeam subfamilies are, Not Available and Shagbark Hickory subfamilies are Juglandoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of American Hornbeam and Shagbark Hickory and other products also.