There are 16 unique Habitats in the Bahama Archipelago.

Habitats: Description:
Banana Hole Enlarged limestone sinkhole with organic soil in the bottom and standing water in the wet season.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Cave Mouth Exposed limestone at the mouth of subterranean caves, usually in protected situations.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Coastal Waters Shallow coastal waters near the shore.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Coppice Tropical dry forest; equivalent to hammock in South Florida    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Disturbed Upland Includes areas such as roadsides, agricultural fields, or thickets.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Disturbed Wetland Includes disturbed wet areas such as ditches, canals, and borrow pits.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Freshwater Marsh Freshwater marshes, savannas, and periodically flooded Sabal palmetto flats.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Freshwater Ponds and Lakes Freshwater pond and Lakes.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Freshwater Swamp and Streams Freshwater swamps and streams margins.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Mangrove Swamp Mangrove swamp; equivalent to tidal swamp in South Florida.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Open Brackish Wetlands Brackish marshes, thickets, pools, and ponds.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Open Coastal Uplands Open coastal uplands including coastal rocks, sand strand and Uniola communities    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Open Saline Wetlands Open saline wetlands, including tidal flats, salt marshlands, and saline thickets.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Pineland Pineland over limestone rock; equivalent to pine rockland in South Florida.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Sinkhole Limestone sinkhole, usually in coppices or pinelands; equivalent to sinkhole in South Florida, but with purely tropical elements.    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)
Thicket Thicket    (Description by The Institute For Regional Conservation)