The scientific classification of Quaking Aspen and Shortleaf Pine 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. Quaking Aspen and Shortleaf Pine kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Quaking Aspen and Shortleaf Pine family is a major factor of Quaking Aspen and Shortleaf Pine 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. Quaking Aspen belongs to the family Salicaceae and Shortleaf Pine belongs to the family Pinaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Quaking Aspen and Shortleaf Pine genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Quaking Aspen and Shortleaf Pine, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Populus and other plant's genus is Pinus. Quaking Aspen tribe is Saliceae and Shortleaf Pine tribe is Not Available. Quaking Aspen clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales whereas Shortleaf Pine clade is Not Available and order is Pinales. Every plant have subfamilies. Quaking Aspen subfamilies are, Not Available and Shortleaf Pine subfamilies are Pinoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Quaking Aspen and Shortleaf Pine and other products also.