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
  
• 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
    
  • R5 : Forest fringes and clearings and tall forb stands
    
  • R6 : Inland salt steppes and salt marshes
    
    • R61 : Mediterranean inland salt steppe
      
    • R62 : Continental inland salt steppe
      
    • R63 : Temperate inland salt marsh
      
    • R64 : Semi-desert salt pan
      
    • R65 : Continental subsaline alluvial pasture and meadow
      
  • R7 : Sparsely wooded grasslands
    
• S : Heathland, scrub and tundra
  
  • S1 : Tundra
    
  • S2 : Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub
    
    • S21 : Subarctic and alpine dwarf Salix scrub
      
    • S22 : Alpine and subalpine ericoid heath
      
    • S23 : Alpine and subalpine Juniperus scrub
      
    • S24 : Subalpine genistoid scrub of the Amphi-Adriatic region
      
    • S25 : Subalpine and subarctic deciduous scrub
      
    • S26 : Subalpine Pinus mugo scrub
      
    • S27 : Krummholz with conifers other than Pinus mugo
      
  • S3 : Temperate and mediterranean-montane scrub
    
  • S4 : Temperate shrub heathland
    
  • S5 : Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean scrub
    
  • S6 : Garrigue
    
    • S61 : Western basiphilous garrigue
      
    • S62 : Western acidophilous garrigue
      
    • S63 : Eastern garrigue
      
      • S631 : Eastern Quercus coccifera garrigues
        
      • S632 : Eastern Rosmarinus officinalis garrigues
        
      • S633 : Eastern Cistus garrigues
        
      • S634 : Eastern Euphorbia garrigues
        
      • S635 : Eastern Juniperus oxycedrus garrigues
        
      • S636 : Eastern Lavandula garrigues
        
      • S637 : Eastern Teucrium and other labiates garrigues
        
      • S638 : Eastern Paliurus spina-christi garrigues
        
      • S639 : Eastern broom garrigues
        
      • S63A : Ebenus cretica brushes
        
      • S63B : Eastern Helichrysum and other composite garrigues
        
      • S63C : Eastern Erica garrigues
        
      • S63D : Arbutus andrachne garrigues
        
      • S63E : Eastern Globularia garrigues
        
      • S63F : Eastern Helianthemum and Fumana garrigues
        
      • S63G : Eastern Thymelaea garrigues
        
      • S63H : Eastern Bupleurum garrigues
        
      • S63J : East Mediterranean pre-desert scrub
        
      • S63K : Illyrian Quercus coccifera garrigues
        
      • S63L : Illyrian Rosmarinus officinalis garrigues
        
      • S63M : Illyrian Cistus garrigues
        
      • S63N : Illyrian Euphorbia garrigues
        
      • S63P : Illyrian Juniperus oxycedrus garrigues
        
      • S63Q : Illyrian Teucrium and other labiates garrigues
        
      • S63R : Illyrian Paliurus spina-christi garrigues
        
      • S63S : Illyrian broom garrigues
        
      • S63T : Illyrian Helichrysum and other composite garrigues
        
      • S63U : Illyrian Erica garrigues
        
      • S63V : Crimean garrigues
        
      • S63X : South-Euxinian garrigues
        
      • S63Y : Thracian garrigues
        
      • S63Z : Balkan peninsula supra-Mediterranean garrigues
        
    • S64 : Macaronesian garrigue
      
    • S65 : Mediterranean gypsum scrub
      
    • S66 : Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrub
      
    • S67 : Aralo-Caspian semi-desert
      
    • S68 : Semi-desert sand dune with sparse scrub
      
  • S7 : Spiny Mediterranean heaths (phrygana, hedgehog-heaths and related coastal cliff vegetation)
    
    • S71 : Western Mediterranean spiny heath
      
    • S72 : Eastern Mediterranean spiny heath (phrygana)
      
    • S73 : Western Mediterranean mountain hedgehog-heath
      
    • S74 : Central Mediterranean mountain hedgehog-heath
      
    • S75 : Eastern Mediterranean mountain hedgehog-heath
      
    • S76 : Canarian mountain hedgehog-heath
      
      • S761 : Canary Island cushion-heaths
        
  • S8 : Thermo-Atlantic xerophytic scrub
    
  • S9 : Riverine and fen scrubs
    
• T : Forest and other wooded land
  
• U : Inland habitats with no or little soil and mostly with sparse vegetation
  
• V : Vegetated man-made habitats