The scientific classification of Tree-of-Heaven and Sotol 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 Sotol kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Tree-of-Heaven and Sotol family is a major factor of Tree-of-Heaven and Sotol 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 Sotol belongs to the family Liliaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Tree-of-Heaven and Sotol genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Tree-of-Heaven and Sotol, 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 Dasylirion. Tree-of-Heaven tribe is Not Available and Sotol tribe is Not Available. Tree-of-Heaven clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Sotol clade is Monocots and order is Liliales. Every plant have subfamilies. Tree-of-Heaven subfamilies are, Not Available and Sotol subfamilies are Nolinoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Tree-of-Heaven and Sotol and other products also.