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