Persimmon

The fruit of persimmon is eaten by many animals, including humans. The principal insects are leaf feeders and stem borers. The caterpillar of the royal moth is a notable example.

Producer
Herbivores
Persimmon borer (inner bark)
Omnivores
Gray Fox (fruit and small mammals)
Red Fox* (fruit and small mammals)
Opossum (fruit, bird eggs, frogs, insects, carrion, etc.)
Raccoon* (fruit, insects, frogs, crustaceans)
Wild turkey (fruit and insects)
Catbird (fruit and insects)
Robin (fruit and insects)
Cedar waxwing (fruit and insects)

Carnivores
Decomposers
*Persimmons account for greater than 25% of total diet.

 

 


persimmon (producer) => raccoon (herbivore) => turkey vulture (carnivore)

 

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