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