Abstract. The article is devoted to the development of a simplified scheme for assessing the regional category of rarity of macrofungi on the example of Morchella steppicola and Hemileccinum impolitum, which live in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation (RF). Based on data from field studies (2009-2020) conducted in the ecotopes of the Belgorod region, and a comparative analysis of global and regional approaches to assessing the category of rarity of biological species and optimizing the evaluation criteria for the regional level, a simplified scheme for evaluating the regional category of rarity of macrofungi has been developed. The technical side of the assessment according to the developed scheme is shown. According to the results of the assessment, at the moment M. steppicola is considered as a rare species in the territory of the Belgorod region, requiring increased protection measures. H. impolitum is considered as a non-rare species that does not require increased protection measures on the territory of the Belgorod region.