The scientific classification of Tree-of-Heaven and Dawn Redwood 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. Tree-of-Heaven and Dawn Redwood kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Tree-of-Heaven and Dawn Redwood family is a major factor of Tree-of-Heaven and Dawn Redwood 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. Tree-of-Heaven belongs to the family Simaroubaceae and Dawn Redwood belongs to the family Cupressaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Tree-of-Heaven and Dawn Redwood genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Tree-of-Heaven and Dawn Redwood, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Ailanthus and other plant's genus is Metasequoia. Tree-of-Heaven tribe is Not Available and Dawn Redwood tribe is Not Available. Tree-of-Heaven clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Dawn Redwood clade is Not Available and order is Pinales. Every plant have subfamilies. Tree-of-Heaven subfamilies are, Not Available and Dawn Redwood subfamilies are Sequoioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Tree-of-Heaven and Dawn Redwood and other products also.