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
  
• U : Inland habitats with no or little soil and mostly with sparse vegetation
  
• 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
    
    • V31 : Agriculturally-improved,
      
    • V32 : Mediterranean subnitrophilous annual grasslands
      
      • V321 : Mediterranean subnitrophilous grass communities
        
      • V322 : Meseta subnitrophilous crucifer communities
        
      • V323 : Iberian southeastern subnitrophilous herb communities
        
      • V324 : Eastern Mediterranean subnitrophilous herb communities
        
    • V33 : Dry mediterranean lands with unpalatable non-vernal herbaceous vegetation
      
    • V34 : Trampled xeric grasslands with annuals
      
    • V35 : Trampled mesophilous grasslands with annuals
      
    • V36 : Alpine and subalpine enriched grassland
      
    • V37 : Annual anthropogenic herbaceous vegetation
      
    • V38 : Dry perennial anthropogenic herbaceous vegetation
      
    • V39 : Mesic perennial anthropogenic herbaceous vegetation
      
  • V4 : Hedgerows
    
  • V5 : Shrub plantations
    
    • V51 : Shrub plantations for whole-plant harvesting
      
    • V52 : Shrub plantations for leaf or branch harvest
      
    • V53 : Shrub plantations for ornamental purposes or for fruit, other than vineyards
      
    • V54 : Vineyards
      
      • V541 : Traditional vineyards
        
      • V542 : Intensive vineyards
        
  • 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