The scientific classification of Peruvian Apple Cactus and Elkhorn 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. Peruvian Apple Cactus and Elkhorn kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Peruvian Apple Cactus and Elkhorn family is a major factor of Peruvian Apple Cactus and Elkhorn 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. Peruvian Apple Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Elkhorn belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Peruvian Apple Cactus and Elkhorn genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Peruvian Apple Cactus and Elkhorn, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Cereus and other plant's genus is Euphorbia. Peruvian Apple Cactus tribe is Cereeae and Elkhorn tribe is Euphorbieae. Peruvian Apple Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllidae whereas Elkhorn clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Peruvian Apple Cactus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Elkhorn subfamilies are Euphorbioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Peruvian Apple Cactus and Elkhorn and other products also.