What animal eats persimmons?
More than 28 other wildlife species eat persimmons. Of course, practically everyone knows opossums do. But persimmons are also gobbled up by other mammals such as rodents, white-tailed deer (they also eat the leaves and twigs), raccoons, foxes, black bears and skunks.Click to see full answer. Besides, do squirrels eat persimmons?They do not even eat