The scientific classification of Kinnikinnick and Vine Maple 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. Kinnikinnick and Vine Maple kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Kinnikinnick and Vine Maple family is a major factor of Kinnikinnick and Vine Maple 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. Kinnikinnick belongs to the family Cornaceae and Vine Maple belongs to the family Aceraceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Kinnikinnick and Vine Maple genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Kinnikinnick and Vine Maple, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Cornus and other plant's genus is Acer. Kinnikinnick tribe is Not Available and Vine Maple tribe is Not Available. Kinnikinnick clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Cornales whereas Vine Maple clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales. Every plant have subfamilies. Kinnikinnick subfamilies are, Not Available and Vine Maple subfamilies are Hippocastanoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Kinnikinnick and Vine Maple and other products also.