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
  
  • MJ1 : Sea ice
    
  • MJ2 : Freshwater ice
    
  • MJ3 : Brine channels
    
    • MJ31 : Arctic brine channels
      
    • MJ32 : Baltic brine channels
      
  • MJ4 : Under-ice habitat
    
• N : Coastal habitats
  
  • N1 : Coastal dunes and sandy shores
    
  • N2 : Coastal shingle
    
  • N3 : Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral
    
• R : Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens
  
• S : Heathland, scrub and tundra
  
  • S1 : Tundra
    
  • S2 : Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub
    
  • S3 : Temperate and mediterranean-montane scrub
    
  • S4 : Temperate shrub heathland
    
  • S5 : Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean scrub
    
  • S6 : Garrigue
    
    • S61 : Western basiphilous garrigue
      
      • S611 : Western Quercus coccifera garrigues
        
      • S612 : Western Rosmarinus officinalis garrigues
        
      • S613 : Western Cistus garrigues
        
      • S614 : Western Euphorbia garrigues
        
      • S615 : Western Juniperus oxycedrus garrigues
        
      • S616 : Western Lavandula garrigues
        
      • S617 : Western Teucrium and other labiate garrigues
        
      • S618 : Western Genista garrigues
        
      • S619 : Western Calicotome garrigues
        
      • S61A : Western composite garrigues
        
      • S61B : Western Erica garrigues
        
      • S61C : Western Globularia garrigues
        
      • S61D : Western Helianthemum and Fumana garrigues
        
      • S61E : Lithodora fruticosa garrigues
        
      • S61F : Western Thymelaea garrigues
        
      • S61G : Western Ononis fruticosa garrigues
        
      • S61H : Western Anthyllis cytisoides garrigues
        
      • S61J : Western Dictamnus garrigues
        
      • S61K : Lavandula angustifolia garrigues
        
      • S61L : Genista cinerea garrigues
        
      • S61M : Ibero-Gallic supra-Mediterranean dwarf-shrub garrigues
        
      • S61N : Supra-Mediterranean Buxus sempervirens scrub
        
      • S61P : Italian supra-Mediterranean garrigues
        
    • S62 : Western acidophilous garrigue
      
    • S63 : Eastern garrigue
      
      • S631 : Eastern Quercus coccifera garrigues
        
      • S632 : Eastern Rosmarinus officinalis garrigues
        
      • S633 : Eastern Cistus garrigues
        
      • S634 : Eastern Euphorbia garrigues
        
      • S635 : Eastern Juniperus oxycedrus garrigues
        
      • S636 : Eastern Lavandula garrigues
        
      • S637 : Eastern Teucrium and other labiates garrigues
        
      • S638 : Eastern Paliurus spina-christi garrigues
        
      • S639 : Eastern broom garrigues
        
      • S63A : Ebenus cretica brushes
        
      • S63B : Eastern Helichrysum and other composite garrigues
        
      • S63C : Eastern Erica garrigues
        
      • S63D : Arbutus andrachne garrigues
        
      • S63E : Eastern Globularia garrigues
        
      • S63F : Eastern Helianthemum and Fumana garrigues
        
      • S63G : Eastern Thymelaea garrigues
        
      • S63H : Eastern Bupleurum garrigues
        
      • S63J : East Mediterranean pre-desert scrub
        
      • S63K : Illyrian Quercus coccifera garrigues
        
      • S63L : Illyrian Rosmarinus officinalis garrigues
        
      • S63M : Illyrian Cistus garrigues
        
        • S63M1 : Illyrian Cistus incanus garrigues
          
        • S63M2 : Illyrian Cistus salvifolius garrigues
          
        • S63M3 : Illyrian Cistus monspeliensis garrigues
          
      • S63N : Illyrian Euphorbia garrigues
        
      • S63P : Illyrian Juniperus oxycedrus garrigues
        
      • S63Q : Illyrian Teucrium and other labiates garrigues
        
      • S63R : Illyrian Paliurus spina-christi garrigues
        
      • S63S : Illyrian broom garrigues
        
      • S63T : Illyrian Helichrysum and other composite garrigues
        
      • S63U : Illyrian Erica garrigues
        
      • S63V : Crimean garrigues
        
      • S63X : South-Euxinian garrigues
        
      • S63Y : Thracian garrigues
        
      • S63Z : Balkan peninsula supra-Mediterranean garrigues
        
    • S64 : Macaronesian garrigue
      
    • S65 : Mediterranean gypsum scrub
      
    • S66 : Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous scrub
      
    • S67 : Aralo-Caspian semi-desert
      
    • S68 : Semi-desert sand dune with sparse scrub
      
  • S7 : Spiny Mediterranean heaths (phrygana, hedgehog-heaths and related coastal cliff vegetation)
    
  • S8 : Thermo-Atlantic xerophytic scrub
    
  • S9 : Riverine and fen scrubs
    
• 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
    
  • V4 : Hedgerows
    
  • V5 : Shrub plantations
    
  • V6 : Tree dominated man-made habitats