The scientific classification of Pohutukawa and River Birch 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. Pohutukawa and River Birch kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pohutukawa and River Birch family is a major factor of Pohutukawa and River Birch 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. Pohutukawa belongs to the family Myrtaceae and River Birch belongs to the family Betulaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Pohutukawa and River Birch genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pohutukawa and River Birch, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Metrosideros and other plant's genus is Betula. Pohutukawa tribe is Not Available and River Birch tribe is Not Available. Pohutukawa clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Myrtales whereas River Birch clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Fagales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pohutukawa subfamilies are, Not Available and River Birch subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pohutukawa and River Birch and other products also.