EUNIS habitat type hierarchical view (marine version 2022 & terrestrial version 2021)

The EUNIS habitat classification review is on-going. Four groups are pending review: Inland waters, Wetlands, Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats and Complexes.

• M : Marine benthic habitats (MA-MG)
  
• MH : Pelagic water column
  
  • MH1 : Neuston
    
  • MH2 : Completely mixed water column with reduced salinity
    
  • MH3 : Completely mixed water column with full salinity
    
  • MH4 : Partially mixed water column with reduced salinity and medium or long residence time
    
  • MH5 : Unstratified water column with reduced salinity
    
  • MH6 : Vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity
    
  • MH7 : Fronts in reduced salinity water column
    
    • MH71 : Arctic fronts in reduced salinity water column
      
    • MH72 : Atlantic fronts in reduced salinity water column
      
    • MH73 : Baltic fronts in reduced salinity water column
      
    • MH74 : Black Sea fronts in reduced salinity water column
      
    • MH75 : Mediterranean fronts in reduced salinity water column
      
      • MH751 : Mediterranean ephemeral fronts in reduced salinity water column
        
      • MH752 : Mediterranean seasonal fronts in reduced salinity water column
        
      • MH753 : Mediterranean persistent fronts in reduced salinity water column
        
  • MH8 : Unstratified water column with full salinity
    
  • MH9 : Vertically stratified water column with full salinity
    
  • MHA : Fronts in full salinity water column
    
• MJ : Ice-associated marine habitats
  
• N : Coastal habitats
  
• Q : Wetlands
  
• R : Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens
  
  • R1 : Dry grasslands
    
  • R2 : Mesic grasslands
    
    • R21 : Mesic permanent pasture of lowlands and mountains
      
    • R22 : Low and medium altitude hay meadow
      
    • R23 : Mountain hay meadow
      
      • R231 : Medio-European submontane hay meadows
        
      • R232 : Boreal and sub-boreal meadows
        
      • R233 : Alpic mountain hay meadows
        
      • R234 : Ponto-Caucasian hay meadows
        
      • R235 : Balkan mountain hay meadows
        
    • R24 : Iberian summer pasture (vallicar)
      
  • R3 : Seasonally wet and wet grasslands
    
  • R4 : Alpine and subalpine grasslands
    
    • R41 : Snow-bed vegetation
      
    • R42 : Boreal and arctic acidophilous alpine grassland
      
    • R43 : Temperate acidophilous alpine grassland
      
    • R44 : Arctic-alpine calcareous grassland
      
      • R441 : Closed calciphile arctic-alpine grassland
        
      • R442 : Arctic-alpine wind edge Kobresia myosuroides swards
        
      • R443 : Arctic-alpine calciphilous stepped and garland grassland
        
      • R444 : Ponto-Caucasian alpine grassland
        
    • R45 : Alpine and subalpine calcareous grassland of the Balkans and Apennines
      
      • R451 : Closed calciphile alpine grassland of the Balkans and Apennines
        
        • R4511 : Violet fescue swards and related communities of the Balkans and Apennines
          
        • R4512 : Dinaro-Moesian oligophile closed calcicolous grasslands
          
        • R4513 : Dinaro-Moesian mesophile closed calcicolous grasslands
          
      • R452 : Wind edge Kobresia myosuroides swards of the Balkans and Apennines
        
      • R453 : Calciphilous stepped and garland grassland of the Balkans and Apennines
        
  • R5 : Forest fringes and clearings and tall forb stands
    
  • R6 : Inland salt steppes and salt marshes
    
  • R7 : Sparsely wooded grasslands
    
• S : Heathland, scrub and tundra
  
• T : Forest and other wooded land
  
• U : Inland habitats with no or little soil and mostly with sparse vegetation
  
• V : Vegetated man-made habitats