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
  
  • MH1 : Neuston
    
    • MH11 : Arctic neuston
      
    • MH12 : Atlantic neuston
      
    • MH13 : Baltic neuston
      
    • MH14 : Black Sea neuston
      
    • MH15 : Mediterranean neuston
      
  • MH2 : Completely mixed water column with reduced salinity
    
    • MH21 : Arctic completely mixed water column with reduced salinity
      
    • MH22 : Atlantic completely mixed water column with reduced salinity
      
    • MH23 : Baltic completely mixed water column with reduced salinity
      
    • MH24 : Black Sea completely mixed water column with reduced salinity
      
    • MH25 : Mediterranean completely mixed water column with reduced salinity
      
  • MH3 : Completely mixed water column with full salinity
    
    • MH31 : Arctic completely mixed water column with full salinity
      
    • MH32 : Atlantic completely mixed water column with full salinity
      
    • MH33 : Baltic completely mixed water column with full salinity
      
      • MH331 : Baltic completely mixed water column with full salinity and short residence time
        
      • MH332 : Baltic completely mixed water column with full salinity and medium residence time
        
      • MH333 : Baltic completely mixed water column with full salinity and long residence time
        
    • MH34 : Black Sea completely mixed water column with full salinity
      
    • MH35 : Mediterranean completely mixed water column with full salinity
      
  • MH4 : Partially mixed water column with reduced salinity and medium or long residence time
    
  • MH5 : Unstratified water column with reduced salinity
    
  • MH6 : Vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity
    
  • MH7 : Fronts in reduced salinity water column
    
  • MH8 : Unstratified water column with full salinity
    
  • MH9 : Vertically stratified water column with full salinity
    
  • MHA : Fronts in full salinity water column
    
• MJ : Ice-associated marine habitats
  
• N : Coastal habitats
  
• Q : Wetlands
  
• 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
    
    • T31 : Temperate mountain Picea forest
      
    • T32 : Temperate mountain Abies forest
      
    • T33 : Mediterranean mountain Abies forest
      
    • T34 : Temperate subalpine Larix, Pinus cembra and Pinus uncinata forest
      
    • T35 : Temperate continental Pinus sylvestris forest
      
    • T36 : Temperate and submediterranean montane Pinus sylvestris-Pinus nigra forest
      
    • T37 : Mediterranean montane Pinus sylvestris-Pinus nigra forest
      
    • T38 : Mediterranean montane Cedrus forest
      
    • T39 : Mediterranean and Balkan subalpine Pinus heldreichii-Pinus peuce forest
      
    • T3A : Mediterranean lowland to submontane Pinus forest
      
    • T3B : Pinus canariensis forest
      
    • T3C : Taxus baccata forest
      
    • T3D : Mediterranean Cupressaceae forest
      
    • T3E : Macaronesian Juniperus forest
      
    • T3F : Dark taiga
      
    • T3G : Pinus sylvestris light taiga
      
    • T3H : Larix light taiga
      
    • T3J : Pinus and Larix mire forest
      
    • T3K : Picea mire forest
      
    • T3L : Coniferous self sown forest of non site-native trees
      
    • T3M : Coniferous plantation of non site-native trees
      
    • T3N : Coniferous plantation of site-native trees
      
  • T4 : Lines of trees, small anthropogenic forests, recently felled forest, early-stage forest and coppice
    
• 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
    
    • U31 : Boreal and arctic siliceous inland cliff
      
    • U32 : Temperate high-mountain siliceous inland cliff
      
    • U33 : Temperate, lowland to montane siliceous inland cliff
      
    • U34 : Mediterranean siliceous inland cliff
      
    • U35 : Boreal and arctic base-rich inland cliff
      
    • U36 : Temperate high-mountain base-rich inland cliff
      
    • U37 : Temperate, lowland to montane base-rich inland cliff
      
    • U38 : Mediterranean base-rich inland cliff
      
    • U39 : Boreal ultramafic inland cliff
      
    • U3A : Temperate ultramafic inland cliff
      
    • U3B : Mediterranean ultramafic inland cliff
      
    • U3C : Macaronesian inland cliff
      
    • U3D : Wet inland cliff
      
    • U3E : Limestone pavement
      
  • 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