The scientific classification of Borage and Christmas Cactus 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. Borage and Christmas Cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Borage and Christmas Cactus family is a major factor of Borage and Christmas Cactus 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. Borage belongs to the family Boraginaceae and Christmas Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Borage and Christmas Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Borage and Christmas Cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Borago and other plant's genus is Schlumbergera. Borage tribe is Not Available and Christmas Cactus tribe is Not Available. Borage clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales whereas Christmas Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Borage subfamilies are, Not Available and Christmas Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Borage and Christmas Cactus and other products also.