The scientific classification of Pachypodium and Gymnocalycium 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. Pachypodium and Gymnocalycium kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pachypodium and Gymnocalycium family is a major factor of Pachypodium and Gymnocalycium 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. Pachypodium belongs to the family Apocynaceae and Gymnocalycium belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Pachypodium and Gymnocalycium genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pachypodium and Gymnocalycium, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is pachypodium and other plant's genus is Gymnocalycium. Pachypodium tribe is Malouetieae and Gymnocalycium tribe is Trichocereeae. Pachypodium clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Gymnocalycium clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pachypodium subfamilies are, Apocynoideae and Gymnocalycium subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pachypodium and Gymnocalycium and other products also.