The scientific classification of Needle Palm and Date Palm 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. Needle Palm and Date Palm kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Needle Palm and Date Palm family is a major factor of Needle Palm and Date Palm 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. Needle Palm belongs to the family Arecaceae and Date Palm belongs to the family Arecaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Needle Palm and Date Palm genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Needle Palm and Date Palm, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Rhapidophyllum and other plant's genus is Phoenix. Needle Palm tribe is Corypheae and Date Palm tribe is Phoeniceae. Needle Palm clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Arecales whereas Date Palm clade is Angiosperms and Commelinids and order is Arecales. Every plant have subfamilies. Needle Palm subfamilies are, Coryphoideae and Date Palm subfamilies are Coryphoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Needle Palm and Date Palm and other products also.