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
    
  • 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
    
    • MD11 : Arctic offshore circalittoral rock
      
    • MD12 : Atlantic offshore circalittoral rock
      
    • MD13 : Baltic offshore circalittoral rock
      
    • MD14 : Black Sea offshore circalittoral rock
      
    • MD15 : Mediterranean 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
    
    • MD61 : Arctic offshore circalittoral mud
      
    • MD62 : Atlantic offshore circalittoral mud
      
    • MD63 : Baltic offshore circalittoral mud
      
    • MD64 : Black Sea offshore circalittoral mud
      
    • MD65 : Mediterranean 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
    
    • MG31 : Arctic abyssal coarse sediment
      
    • MG32 : Atlantic abyssal coarse sediment
      
    • MG34 : Black Sea abyssal coarse sediment
      
    • MG35 : Mediterranean 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
    
    • N11 : Atlantic, Baltic and Arctic sand beach
      
      • N111 : Boreo-Arctic sand beach annual communities
        
      • N112 : Middle European sand beach annual communities
        
      • N113 : Unvegetated Atlantic, Baltic and Arctic sand beaches above the driftline
        
      • N114 : Biocenosis of Atlantic, Baltic and Arctic supralittoral sands
        
      • N115 : Boreo-arctic sand beach perennial communities
        
      • N116 : Atlantic, Baltic and Arctic bandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation
        
      • N117 : Atlantic, Baltic and Arctic sandy beach ridges dominated by shrubs or trees
        
    • N12 : Mediterranean and Black Sea sand beach
      
    • N13 : Atlantic and Baltic shifting coastal dune
      
    • N14 : Mediterranean, Macaronesian and Black Sea shifting coastal dune
      
    • N15 : Atlantic and Baltic coastal dune grassland (grey dune)
      
    • N16 : Mediterranean and Macaronesian coastal dune grassland (grey dune)
      
    • N17 : Black Sea coastal dune grassland (grey dune)
      
    • N18 : Atlantic and Baltic coastal Empetrum heath
      
    • N19 : Atlantic coastal Calluna and Ulex heath
      
    • N1A : Atlantic and Baltic coastal dune scrub
      
    • N1B : Mediterranean and Black Sea coastal dune scrub
      
    • N1C : Macaronesian coastal dune scrub
      
    • N1D : Atlantic and Baltic broad-leaved coastal dune forest
      
    • N1E : Black Sea broad-leaved coastal dune forest
      
    • N1F : Baltic coniferous coastal dune forest
      
    • N1G : Mediterranean coniferous coastal dune forest
      
    • N1H : Atlantic and Baltic moist and wet dune slack
      
    • N1J : Mediterranean and Black Sea moist and wet dune slack
      
  • N2 : Coastal shingle
    
  • N3 : Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral
    
• 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
  
• V : Vegetated man-made habitats