The scientific classification of Pachypodium and Stonecrop 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 Stonecrop kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pachypodium and Stonecrop family is a major factor of Pachypodium and Stonecrop 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 Stonecrop belongs to the family Crassulaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Pachypodium and Stonecrop genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pachypodium and Stonecrop, 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 Sedum. Pachypodium tribe is Malouetieae and Stonecrop tribe is Sedeae. Pachypodium clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Stonecrop clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Saxifragales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pachypodium subfamilies are, Apocynoideae and Stonecrop subfamilies are Sedoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pachypodium and Stonecrop and other products also.