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
  
• R : Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens
  
• S : Heathland, scrub and tundra
  
• T : Forest and other wooded land
  
  • T1 : Deciduous broadleaved forest
    
  • T2 : Broadleaved evergreen forest
    
  • T3 : Coniferous forest
    
  • T4 : Lines of trees, small anthropogenic forests, recently felled forest, early-stage forest and coppice
    
    • T41 : Early-stage natural and semi-natural forest and regrowth
      
    • T42 : Coppice and early stage plantations
      
      • T421 : Coppice
        
      • T422 : Early-stage broadleaved deciduous plantations
        
      • T423 : Early-stage broadleaved evergreen plantations
        
      • T424 : Early-stage coniferous plantations
        
      • T425 : Early-stage mixed broadleaved and coniferous plantations
        
      • T426 : Trees planted for early whole-tree harvesting
        
    • T43 : Recently felled areas
      
• U : Inland habitats with no or little soil and mostly with sparse vegetation
  
  • U1 : Terrestrial underground caves, cave systems, passages and waterbodies
    
  • U2 : 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
    
    • U51 : Fjell field
      
    • U52 : Polar desert
      
    • U53 : Glacial moraines 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
    
    • V21 : Large-scale ornamental garden areas
      
    • V22 : Small-scale ornamental and domestic garden areas
      
    • V23 : Recently abandoned garden areas
      
  • 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