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The animal is the morpho butterfly. The morpho butterfly lives in tropical rainforests and it is in central and south America. Its habitat is wet, humid, and tropical. The morpho butterfly’s predators are birds, fish, large insects, and people. The morpho butterfly is going extinct because of loss of habitat. The morpho butterfly is being protected by people conserving wild life and wild places.

The morpho butterfly needs shelter on the forest floor, lots of food, and lots of juices from rotting or fermented fruit. The needs of the morpho butterfly are not being met because of deforestation. Humans cause deforestation to the morpho butterfly’s tropical ecosystem. The Amazon rainforest needs its native species to keep the ecosystem thriving.