The scientific classification of Cortland Apple and 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. Cortland Apple and Cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Cortland Apple and Cactus family is a major factor of Cortland Apple and 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. Cortland Apple belongs to the family Rosaceae and Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Cortland Apple and Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cortland Apple and Cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Malus and other plant's genus is Not Available. Cortland Apple tribe is Not Available and Cactus tribe is Not Available. Cortland Apple clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Rosales whereas Cactus clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cortland Apple subfamilies are, Not Available and Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae and Pereskioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cortland Apple and Cactus and other products also.