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This animal has the Internet wondering if it's a dog or a cat

Is it a dog or a cat? That's what the internet is wondering about this animal named Atchoum.

<p>This animal has the Internet wondering if he's a cat or a dog. Atchoum is a 2-year-old male Persian cat with hypertrichosis.</p>

Is it a dog or a cat? That's what the internet is wondering about this animal named Atchoum.

Atchoum is a 2-year-old male from Quebec, Canada, with tons of fur. On his website, Atchoum "writes," "Some people say my wild fur and intense amber eyes make me look like a dog, an owl, a mad scientist, a Gremlin, Lorax or the Grinch but I'm happy to be me."

This animal has the Internet wondering if he's a cat or a dog. Atchoum is a 2-year-old male Persian cat with hypertrichosis.

After one man tweeted about Atchoum, his picture has since gone viral with many wondering exactly what type of animal he is.

Her.- do you have a dog or a cat?
me.- I don't know. pic.twitter.com/0AXxHNDl8S
— n2o (@1evilidiot) November 4, 2016

If you still can't figure it out, here's a hint:

This animal has the Internet wondering if he's a cat or a dog. Atchoum is a 2-year-old male Persian cat with hypertrichosis.

Yup, that's right! Atchoum is actually a Persian cat. Because of a condition called hypertrichosis, he has excessive hair growth for a kitten.

Still, to his owner Nathalie, who adopted Atchoum from her veterinarian, he's just purr-fect.

Note: This article originally appeared on ABC News.