The scientific classification of Arizona barrel cactus and Saguaro 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. Arizona barrel cactus and Saguaro kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Arizona barrel cactus and Saguaro family is a major factor of Arizona barrel cactus and Saguaro 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. Arizona barrel cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Saguaro belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Arizona barrel cactus and Saguaro genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Arizona barrel cactus and Saguaro, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Ferocactus and other plant's genus is Carnegiea. Arizona barrel cactus tribe is Cacteae and Saguaro tribe is Pachycereeae. Arizona barrel cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Saguaro clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Arizona barrel cactus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Saguaro subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Arizona barrel cactus and Saguaro and other products also.