The scientific classification of Devils Backbone and Hylocereus 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. Devils Backbone and Hylocereus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Devils Backbone and Hylocereus family is a major factor of Devils Backbone and Hylocereus 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. Devils Backbone belongs to the family Crassulaceae and Hylocereus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Devils Backbone and Hylocereus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Devils Backbone and Hylocereus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Euphorbia and other plant's genus is Hylocereus. Devils Backbone tribe is Euphorbieae and Hylocereus tribe is Hylocereeae. Devils Backbone clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales whereas Hylocereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Devils Backbone subfamilies are, Euphorbioideae and Hylocereus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Devils Backbone and Hylocereus and other products also.