**2. Biogeography of Jordan**

Jordan is influenced by four major biogeographic regions (**Figure 1**). Vegetation cover, soil texture, altitude, and annual rainfall are among the major factors that shaped these biogeographic regions. Several types of habitats are present in Jordan, ranging from extreme desertic to mild-forested Mediterranean (**Figure 2**). It was agreed on the delineation of these four regions based on vegetation cover as well as animal distribution in Jordan [19, 20].
