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)
  
  • MA1 : Littoral rock
    
  • MA2 : Littoral biogenic habitat
    
  • MA3 : Littoral coarse sediment
    
  • MA4 : Littoral mixed sediment
    
  • MA5 : Littoral sand
    
  • MA6 : Littoral mud
    
  • MB1 : Infralittoral rock
    
  • MB2 : Infralittoral biogenic habitat
    
  • MB3 : Infralittoral coarse sediment
    
    • MB31 : Arctic infralittoral coarse sediment
      
    • MB32 : Atlantic infralittoral coarse sediment
      
    • MB33 : Baltic infralittoral coarse sediment
      
    • MB34 : Black Sea infralittoral coarse sediment
      
    • MB35 : Mediterranean infralittoral coarse sediment
      
  • MB4 : infralittoral mixed sediment
    
  • MB5 : Infralittoral sand
    
  • MB6 : Infralittoral mud
    
  • MC1 : Circalittoral rock
    
  • MC2 : Circalittoral biogenic habitat
    
  • MC3 : Circalittoral coarse sediment
    
  • MC4 : Circalittoral mixed sediment
    
  • MC5 : Circalittoral sand
    
  • MC6 : Circalittoral mud
    
  • MD1 : Offshore circalittoral rock
    
  • MD2 : Offshore circalittoral biogenic habitat
    
  • MD3 : Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment
    
  • MD4 : Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment
    
  • MD5 : Offshore circalittoral sand
    
  • MD6 : Offshore circalittoral mud
    
  • ME1 : Upper bathyal rock
    
  • ME2 : Upper bathyal biogenic habitat
    
  • ME3 : Upper bathyal coarse sediment
    
  • ME4 : Upper bathyal mixed sediment
    
  • ME5 : Upper Bathyal sand
    
  • ME6 : Upper Bathyal mud
    
  • MF1 : Lower bathyal rock
    
  • MF2 : Lower bathyal biogenic habitat
    
  • MF3 : Lower bathyal coarse sediment
    
  • MF4 : Lower bathyal mixed sediment
    
  • MF5 : Lower bathyal sand
    
  • MF6 : Lower bathyal mud
    
  • MG1 : Abyssal rock
    
  • MG2 : Abyssal biogenic habitat
    
  • MG3 : Abyssal coarse sediment
    
  • MG4 : Abyssal mixed sediment
    
  • MG5 : Abyssal sand
    
  • MG6 : Abyssal mud
    
• MH : Pelagic water column
  
• MJ : Ice-associated marine habitats
  
• N : Coastal habitats
  
  • N1 : Coastal dunes and sandy shores
    
  • N2 : Coastal shingle
    
  • N3 : Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral
    
    • N31 : Atlantic and Baltic rocky sea cliff and shore
      
    • N32 : Mediterranean and Black Sea rocky sea cliff and shore
      
    • N33 : Macaronesian rocky sea cliff and shore
      
    • N34 : Atlantic and Baltic soft sea cliff
      
    • N35 : Mediterranean and Black Sea soft sea cliff
      
• Q : Wetlands
  
• R : Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens
  
• S : Heathland, scrub and tundra
  
• T : Forest and other wooded land
  
• U : Inland habitats with no or little soil and mostly with sparse vegetation
  
  • U1 : Terrestrial underground caves, cave systems, passages and waterbodies
    
    • U11 : Cave
      
    • U12 : Disused underground mines and tunnels
      
  • U2 : Screes
    
    • U21 : Boreal and arctic siliceous scree and block field
      
    • U22 : Temperate high-mountain siliceous scree
      
    • U23 : Temperate, lowland to montane siliceous scree
      
      • U231 : Pyreneo-Alpine thermo-siliceous screes
        
      • U232 : Oro-Cantabrian siliceous screes
        
      • U233 : Ibero-Pyrenean acidophile fern screes
        
      • U234 : Carpetano-Iberian siliceous screes
        
      • U235 : Nevadan siliceous screes
        
    • U24 : Mediterranean siliceous scree
      
    • U25 : Boreal and arctic base-rich scree and block field
      
    • U26 : Temperate high-mountain base-rich scree and moraine
      
      • U261 : Alpine calcschist screes
        
      • U262 : Thlaspi rotundifolium screes
        
      • U263 : Fine calcareous screes
        
      • U264 : Carpathian calcareous screes
        
      • U265 : Rhodopide calcareous screes
        
    • U27 : Temperate, lowland to montane base-rich scree
      
    • U28 : Western Mediterranean base-rich scree
      
    • U29 : Eastern Mediterranean base-rich scree
      
    • U2A : Crimean base-rich screes
      
  • U3 : Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops
    
  • U4 : Snow or ice-dominated habitats
    
  • U5 : Miscellaneous inland habitats usually with very sparse or no vegetation
    
  • U6 : Recent volcanic features
    
• V : Vegetated man-made habitats
  
  • V1 : Arable land and market gardens
    
  • V2 : Cultivated areas of gardens and parks
    
  • V3 : Artificial grasslands and herb dominated habitats
    
  • V4 : Hedgerows
    
  • V5 : Shrub plantations
    
  • V6 : Tree dominated man-made habitats
    
    • V61 : Broadleaved fruit and nut tree orchards
      
    • V62 : Evergreen orchards and groves
      
    • V63 : Lines of planted trees
      
    • V64 : Small deciduous broadleaved planted other wooded land
      
    • V65 : Small evergreen broadleaved planted other wooded land
      
    • V66 : Small coniferous planted other wooded land