The scientific classification of Barrel Cactus and Mandacaru 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. Barrel Cactus and Mandacaru kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Barrel Cactus and Mandacaru family is a major factor of Barrel Cactus and Mandacaru 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. Barrel Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Mandacaru belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Barrel Cactus and Mandacaru genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Barrel Cactus and Mandacaru, 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 Cereus. Barrel Cactus tribe is Not Available and Mandacaru tribe is Careeae. Barrel Cactus clade is Not Available and order is Caryophyllales whereas Mandacaru clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Barrel Cactus subfamilies are, Not Available and Mandacaru subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Barrel Cactus and Mandacaru and other products also.