Other Clues

Smell; vocal sounds; traces of body covering such as fur, hair or feathers; bite marks; night time eye shine; or distribution within New Zealand can help identify certain pest animals.

Narrow your search to specific types of Other Clues:

Smell

  • PestDetec link to Clue page The are no illustrations for the smell clue so go straight to the written information.

Sound

  • PestDetec link to Clue page The are no illustrations for the sound clue so go straight to the written information.

Body covering

  • PestDetec link to Clue page For those species where we have no images for this clue yet, click here to go straight to the written information.
  • Rainbow lorikeet other 2sq Rainbow lorikeet feather.
  • Canada goose other 2 A Canada goose feather.
  • Plague skink other 1sq Plague skink have a single large head scale.
  • Chamois other horns sq Chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra.
  • Magpie other plumage 2sq An Australian magpie, showing the distinctive black and white plumage.
  • Tahr other horns 1sq Tahr are in demand by trophy hunters.

Bite marks

  • mouse other teeth sq Close-up of a mouse's front incisor teeth.
  • ship rat other teeth sq Close-up of underside of ship rat head, showing front incisor teeth.
  • Norway rat other teeth sq Close-up of underside of a Norway rat head, showing front incisor teeth.
  • possum other teeth sq A possum skull showing arrangement of teeth.
  • rabbit other teeth sq A rabbit skull showing arrangement of teeth.
  • goat other teeth 1sq Drawing of a goat skull showing arrangement of teeth.
  • pig other teeth sq Pig skull and jaw bones showing the arrangement of teeth.
  • cat other teeth sq Cat's mouth showing arrangement of teeth on upper jaw.
  • stoat other teeth sq Stoat skull, showing long canine teeth on each side of small incisors (centre).

Eye shine

  • Bennetts wallaby other eyesq Bennett's wallaby eyeshine.
  • PestDetec link to Clue page We have no other images yet of eye shine so go straight to Clue page for other species.

Distribution

  • PestDetec no map Read about distribution of plague skinks.
  • mouse 201703 Mouse distribution in New Zealand.
  • kiore 201703 Kiore distribution in New Zealand.
  • ship rat 201703 Ship rat distribution in New Zealand.
  • Norway rat 201703 Norway rat distribution in New Zealand.
  • possum 201703 Possum distribution in New Zealand.
  • PestDetec no map Read about rabbit distribution as mapping is not yet available.
  • Brown hare distrib Brown hare distribution in New Zealand.
  • Dama wallaby distrib 1sq Dama wallaby distribution and abundance in New Zealand, 2007.
  • Bennetts wallaby distrib Bennett's wallaby distribution and abundance in New Zealand, 2007.
  • Goat other 800x800 Feral goat distribution and abundance in New Zealand, 2007.
  • Fallow deer other 800x800 Fallow deer distribution and abundance in New Zealand, 2007.
  • Sika deer other 800x800 Sika deer distribution and abundance in New Zealand, 2007.
  • Rusa deer other 800x800 Rusa deer distribution and abundance in New Zealand, 2007.
  • Sambar deer other 800x800 Sambar deer distribution and abundance in New Zealand, 2007.
  • Pig other 800x800 Feral pig distribution and abundance in New Zealand, 2007.
  • White tailed deer other 80 White-tailed deer distribution and abundance in New Zealand, 2007.
  • red deer other 800x800 Red deer distribution and abundance in New Zealand, 2007.
  • Hedgehog 201703 Hedgehog distribution in New Zealand.
  • feral cat 201703 Feral cat distribution in New Zealand.
  • weasel 201703 Weasel distribution in New Zealand.
  • stoat 201703 Stoat distribution in New Zealand.
  • ferret 201703 Ferret distribution in New Zealand.
  • PestDetec no map Read about Canada goose distribution.
  • Chamois distrib 1 Chamois distribution in New Zealand.
  • PestDetec no map Read about the distribution of Australian magpie in New Zealand.
  • Tahr distrib Himalayan tahr distribution in New Zealand.
  • Wapiti distrib Wapiti distribution in New Zealand.