The scientific classification of Orchid Cactus and Sand Dollar 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. Orchid Cactus and Sand Dollar Cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Orchid Cactus and Sand Dollar Cactus family is a major factor of Orchid Cactus and Sand Dollar 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. Orchid Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Sand Dollar Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Orchid Cactus and Sand Dollar Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Orchid Cactus and Sand Dollar Cactus, 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 Astrophytum. Orchid Cactus tribe is Hylocereeae and Sand Dollar Cactus tribe is Cacteae. Orchid Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Sand Dollar Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Orchid Cactus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Sand Dollar Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Orchid Cactus and Sand Dollar Cactus and other products also.